Bible Verses About Having Fun
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for having fun, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,462 votes, led by Ecclesiastes 2:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Having Fun
Ecclesiastes 2:24284 votes
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Proverbs 15:13187 votes
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
Ecclesiastes 3:13178 votes
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 8:15162 votes
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8153 votes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Proverbs 17:22126 votes
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Ecclesiastes 11:9105 votes
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
1 Corinthians 10:31101 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Zechariah 8:590 votes
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Psalms 149:383 votes
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Deuteronomy 12:766 votes
And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.
Luke 15:23-2455 votes
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
1 Timothy 5:2354 votes
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Job 8:2153 votes
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
2 Samuel 6:1646 votes
And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.
Exodus 32:643 votes
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Ecclesiastes 3:434 votes
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Colossians 3:1730 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Luke 6:2129 votes
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Philippians 4:429 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Ecclesiastes 5:18-2028 votes
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
John 16:2226 votes
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Nehemiah 8:1025 votes
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Luke 1:3725 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1 Corinthians 8:925 votes
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
What does the Bible say about having fun?
Readers most often cite Ecclesiastes 2:24 on the subject of having fun. Across 2,462 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 15:13, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Ecclesiastes 8:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.